Routes and Rites to the City: Mobility, Diversity and Religious Space in Johannesburg (1st ed. 2016) (Global Diversities)

Synopsis

This thought-provoking book is an exploration of the ways religion and diverse forms of mobility have shaped post-apartheid Johannesburg, South Africa. It analyses transnational and local migration in contemporary and historical perspective, along with movements of commodities, ideas, sounds and colours within the city. It re-theorizes urban ‘super-diversity’ as a plurality of religious, ethnic, national and racial groups but also as the diverse processes through which religion produces urban space. The authors argue that while religion facilitates movement, belonging and aspiration in the city, it is complicit in establishing new forms of enclosure, moral order and spatial and gendered control. Multi-authored and interdisciplinary, this edited collection deals with a wide variety of sites and religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism. Its original reading of post-apartheid Johannesburg advances global debates around religion, urbanization, migration and diversity, and will appeal to students and scholars working in these fields.

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781137588906

Related ISBNs:

9781137588890

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan UK, London

Date of Addition:

04/10/21

Copyrighted By:

Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon, Lorena Núñez, Peter Kankonde Bukasa, Bettina Malcomess

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Sociology

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Bettina Malcomess

Edited by:

Peter Kankonde Bukasa

Edited by:

Lorena Núñez

Edited by:

Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon